{"id":2084904,"date":"2026-08-09T09:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T06:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2084904"},"modified":"2026-08-09T09:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T06:27:10","slug":"dwayne-johnson-on-poor-reviews-for-moana-remake-thats-just-the-way-it-goes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2084904","title":{"rendered":"Dwayne Johnson on poor reviews for \u2018Moana\u2019 remake: \u201cThat\u2019s just the way it goes\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dwayne_johnson_moana.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Dwayne Johnson on poor reviews for \u2018Moana\u2019 remake: \u201cThat\u2019s just the way it goes\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Disney have acknowledged that the live-action version failed to meet their box office expectations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-09T10:27:10+01:00\">9th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dwayne_johnson_moana-696x442.jpg\" alt title><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Dwayne Johnson attends the &#8220;Moana 2&#8221; UK Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on November 24, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Dwayne Johnson\u00a0has responded to the poor reviews for the live-action remake of\u00a0<i>Moana<\/i>, saying that\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0\u201cjust the way it goes\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1301\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>\u2018The Smashing Machine\u2019 review: Dwayne Johnson\u2019s big swing for\u00a0Oscars\u00a0glory<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0new version\u00a0of the\u00a0Disney\u00a0film was released in cinemas on July 10, with Johnson reprising his role as the demigod Maui from the 2016 animated original\u00a0and\u00a0its 2024 sequel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The remake did not perform well at the global box office, making $266million (\u00a3197million) against a reported budget of $250million (\u00a3185million), and at the time of writing, it holds at 32 per cent critics\u2019 score on\u00a0<i>Rotten Tomatoes<\/i>, dramatically lower than its audience score of 88 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson has addressed the rough ride it has had from critics in a new interview with <i>People<\/i>, where he reflects on the first feedback he received on the film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur first two reviews came out.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0never forget it, they were amazing,\u201d he said. \u201cI was like, wow.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Moana | Final Trailer | In Theaters July 10\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EEz5xbzYPKI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>He then acknowledged that\u00a0subsequent\u00a0reviews were less enthusiastic, saying it \u201cwent another way, as sometimes happens.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0just the way it goes because we\u2019re in this business.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe challenge was, OK, let\u2019s remember, though, what\u2019s going to be beyond this opening weekend.\u00a0Let\u2019s\u00a0remember\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0happening right now and the noise that\u2019s happening right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Disney CEO Josh D\u2019Amaro has also acknowledged that the new\u00a0<i>Moana<\/i>,\u00a0like\u00a0<i>The Mandalorian And Grogu<\/i>,\u00a0did not meet their box office expectations,\u00a0but stressed that he expected both titles to perform well when they arrive on Disney+. The original\u00a0<i>Moana <\/i>made $643million (\u00a3477million), while <em>Moana 2<\/em> made $1.06billion (\u00a3786million).<\/p>\n<p>Last year,\u00a0Johnson also reflected on the disappointing box office result for\u00a0<i>The Smashing Machine<\/i>, his A24 drama about the MMA fighter Mark Kerr. \u201cIn our storytelling world, you can\u2019t control box office results,\u201d he said. \u201cBut what I realised you can control is your performance, and your commitment to completely disappear and go elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Disney<\/li>\n<li>Disney+<\/li>\n<li>Dwayne Johnson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also 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swing for\u00a0Oscars\u00a0glory<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0new version\u00a0of the\u00a0Disney\u00a0film was released in cinemas on July 10, with Johnson reprising his role as the demigod Maui from the 2016 animated original\u00a0and\u00a0its 2024 sequel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The remake did not perform well at the global box office, making $266million (\u00a3197million) against a reported budget of $250million (\u00a3185million), and at the time of writing, it holds at 32 per cent critics\u2019 score on\u00a0<i>Rotten Tomatoes<\/i>, dramatically lower than its audience score of 88 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson has addressed the rough ride it has had from critics in a new interview with <i>People<\/i>, where he reflects on the first feedback he received on the film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur first two reviews came out.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0never forget it, they were amazing,\u201d he said. \u201cI was like, wow.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Moana | Final Trailer | In Theaters July 10\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EEz5xbzYPKI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>He then acknowledged that\u00a0subsequent\u00a0reviews were less enthusiastic, saying it \u201cwent another way, as sometimes happens.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0just the way it goes because we\u2019re in this business.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe challenge was, OK, let\u2019s remember, though, what\u2019s going to be beyond this opening weekend.\u00a0Let\u2019s\u00a0remember\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0happening right now and the noise that\u2019s happening right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Disney CEO Josh D\u2019Amaro has also acknowledged that the new\u00a0<i>Moana<\/i>,\u00a0like\u00a0<i>The Mandalorian And Grogu<\/i>,\u00a0did not meet their box office expectations,\u00a0but stressed that he expected both titles to perform well when they arrive on Disney+. The original\u00a0<i>Moana <\/i>made $643million (\u00a3477million), while <em>Moana 2<\/em> made $1.06billion (\u00a3786million).<\/p>\n<p>Last year,\u00a0Johnson also reflected on the disappointing box office result for\u00a0<i>The Smashing Machine<\/i>, his A24 drama about the MMA fighter Mark Kerr. \u201cIn our storytelling world, you can\u2019t control box office results,\u201d he said. \u201cBut what I realised you can control is your performance, and your commitment to completely disappear and go elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/dwayne-johnson-on-poor-reviews-for-moana-remake-thats-just-the-way-it-goes-3961569&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dwayne_johnson_moana.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News Dwayne Johnson on poor reviews for \u2018Moana\u2019 remake: \u201cThat\u2019s just the way it goes\u201d Disney have acknowledged that the live-action version failed to meet their box office expectations By Max Pilley 9th August 2026 Dwayne Johnson attends the &#8220;Moana 2&#8221; UK Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on November 24, 2024 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2084904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2084904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084904\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2084904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2084904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2084904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}